Simmons Middle School

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Students in Mrs. Trefz's class are making fall artwork and following verbal directions in English.

Students are following a recipe to make "Dirt Cups" to celebrate the upcoming holiday and practice reading and following directions in English.

Our halls are always packed with dynamic duos but this week they got to dress the part! We've had a ton of fun with our themed days all week and the students are excited to cap it all off with the Halloween Social tonight!

SMS Golden Crew held a "Blue Out" Day to raise awareness during Bullying Prevention Month. Everyone looks forward to our monthly activities to promote kindness and a positive climate within our school!

Hiles' 7th-grade Social Studies students are bringing history to life! As we learn about Native American cultures and early life in North America, students are exploring animal pelts to better understand how people used natural resources for clothing, shelter, and survival.

We had all kinds of fun at the SMS Fall Social! Bracelet making, face painting, dancing, pin guard, and board games - something for everyone!

Students: Today is our Halloween Celebration at #AberdeenPublicSchools! 🎃

Enjoy a Monster Breakfast with "Spooky Donuts,” and a Spooktacular School Lunch with BOO-NANA Bites for Dessert! 🍩🍌

#AberdeenPublicSchools #GoEagles 💙🦅💛

SMS 7th & 8th grade vocal and 7th grade band are excited to perform tonight at Simmons Middle School. The concert begins at 7pm. Doors unlock at 6:30. Can't attend? Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/bSz4vyq3CNg?feature=share Program: https://canva.link/dtrn9cpkatkfrg0

🏀Trashketball 🏀 Students are putting their math skills to the test, working through problems, and earning chances to shoot some hoops. 📚🏀

Excitement was in the air at the SMS book fair! Students who won our free book drawing, sponsored by Student Senate and Youth Power, couldn't wait to pick out their new reads. Some were so excited that they even tried reading while participating in PE activities!

Ready, set... GO! 🏎️🏁

Eighth graders in Mrs. Conklin's robotics class at Simmons Middle School made their own cars and raced them in the cafeteria this week! Great job, Golden Eagles!

See more photos here: https://my.walls.io/ASD61

#AberdeenPublicSchools #GoEagles 💙🦅💛

Mrs. Wollman's eighth grade ELA classes worked on final projects for The Hunger Games unit this week.

Today the 8th graders entered the "History Cafe" to read and study! They earned hot chocolate and fruit snacks, while readying about historical events!

Tuesday was Family Gym Night at Simmons Middle School! Students, staff and family members had a lot of fun playing basketball, volleyball and gaga ball! See more photos here: https://my.walls.io/ASD61 #AberdeenPublicSchools #GoEagles 💙🏀🦅🏐💛

Members from our MathCounts club had their first competition this Wednesday! Congratulations to all of our students who competed today🎉 7th Grade Team: 1st Place 🥇Jackson Lemire, Raelynn Nelson, Elliott Hansen, and Conner Ochsner 8th Grade Team: 4th Place ⭐️ Ashton Johnson, Logan Henry, Simon Klundt, and Jaxon Vincent 7th Grade Individual: 3rd Place🥉Raelynn Nelson 4th Place ⭐️ Jackson Lemire 8th Grade Individual: 10th Place ⭐️ Logan Henry

6th graders in language arts were challenged with a question trail today. They worked in teams to figure out how figurative language was being used in song lyrics and poetry.

The SMS and HMS 7th and 8th grade orchestras are warming up to entertain the crowd at the all school orchestra concert!

Good morning! This is a reminder that picture retakes will take place tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 20. Students who would like a retake must bring their picture packet from the original photo order with them. Retakes cannot be done without it. If your child is happy with their original picture, no action is needed. Thank you!